Mainnet Guide - Base

Aug 09, 2023

Our new profile page: https://link3.to/deficalendar

Check the status of previous airdrops https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1agcpqrYDJg0cX12jC7nrtrbC20aZxweub0M6fBUVPUI/edit?usp=sharing.

Introduction

Base (Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildOnBase) is a Layer 2 built by Coinbase. They are now officially open to everyone with fully functioning bridges.

It is clearly stated in Base’s Twitter that they have no plans to issue a new network token. That doesn’t mean they won’t ever launch a token, but I would regard the airdrop chances as relatively low.

That said, Base is still an interesting project to watch. Many have speculated that it will be the next Binance Smart Chain with Coinbase leveraging its existing user base.

If you’re still interested, bridge in and play around.

Guide

Add Base to your Metamask by Chainlist.

https://chainlist.org/?search=base

Step 1 (Bridges):

Next, you’ll need to bridge over some assets to Base. To do this, you can use any of the bridges below. If you wanna see some bridging statistics, you can refer to this dashboard.

Official bridge: https://bridge.base.org/deposit
Assets supported: $ETH, $cbETH, $DAI, $USDC
Network supported: Ethereum mainnet

Orbiter: https://www.orbiter.finance/ (Complete Orbiter Odyssey as well)
Assets supported: $ETH
Network supported: All Layer 2s

Squid: https://app.squidrouter.com/
Assets supported: $ETH, $axlUSDC, $USDC, $MPX
Network supported: All Layer 2s

Step 2 (NFTs):

Once you have bridged some $ETH into Base, you can mint the below NFTs.

Bridge to Base: https://nft.coinbase.com/mint/bridgetobase (Free and finish Galxe Quests at the same time)
Base Day One: https://onchainsummer.xyz/base (0.0008 ETH and finish Layer 3 Quests at the same time)

There will be daily NFTs releases from now till September at https://onchainsummer.xyz/. Not all NFTs are free so be sure to check the price before minting.

Step 3 (DeFi):

DEX